Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-01

general favorite with the old AMI yoprr
oy reason Of peculiar current Of conmor
sense and usefulness underlying interse
enthusiasm in the good things Of life.
She possessed many faults, hut she was
8 devoted daughter, faithful friend, sDt
is an idolatrous wife; all the iervor q,
her poetic ma ure is now merged into one
channel.
The vein of sensuousness which cb,-.
acteTizes much of her poetry runs 81
through her personality, tastes and dis.
position, but is fortunately governed s1t
guided by strong common sense. As7-
bsrite by nature, she can sdspt herself 70
any condition life may impose.
AS agirl she brought much adverse Cit
icism upon herself from the severe Judges
of the world, through too great + love Of
pleasure and admiration, too voluptuous
End uncareful literary methods, srd
hastY temper.
Time has cured all these faults save :hs
latter.
The fair poetess is perfect little ter
pest when aroused, which is never With
out fair cause. An eye witness of one Of
her late justihable storms, said to NE tbs.
she felt as if she wanted q lightning rod
bout her person at the time. Ia one Of
her own poems she says: "The ilge.
lurked under the demon in me "
Somebody has minated that she pos
sessed ga good deal more of the forme,
but the latter has been more highly cult
VISITED"
The wife of one of Wisconsln's million
nire king tells me that IN her native state
the gifted poetess was more beloved iU
her personal qualities than her intelleCtu-
atty, and many loved the woman who
would not indorse her writings. Since
her marriage she hiss published but one
book, "Mal Moulle," a novel, striking
and remarkable work in its way, but full
of new and advan reed ideas fox which the
public is not ready.
Many a sermon will have to be preached
TO cover the ground Nal M0ulle hiss done.
Her poems nave noticeably improVedl
refinement and strength stree msrrisge
This is due no DOUBT to constant assOcis
ton with one of the sblest and most GU
tured literary critics of the day.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox has q delicate 0u.
vigorous physique. A casual observer
would not imagine her over-twentV- eight
Naturally of q joyous and happy dlsposi-
ton she is subject to periods of profound
melancholy. She dresses quietly OF the
street and srtisticsllY in the house. Tie
literary circles OF New York have sci the
seal of commentator upon her WoIk ana
she is received with open arms in someol
the mostdelightful social circles in the city
Her benevoleDce Is unique as her talent
A constant source of distress to her IL
this regard is being compelled By bitter
lessons of experience to close her pocaeF
book before the demands of the unworthy
and limit her charities to cases which SIC
personally investigates. One OF nel
strongest characteristics is her deep re-
ligious faith coupled with intolerance O.
creeds. She seldom attends church Du!
has the most implicit faith in prayer
Sincerity and truth are her cardinal VII
tues. The favor of kings and Prices
could not tempt her to depart from these
She is fesrlessly and fesrfully frank, Je'
gains and retains more friends than tnos'
who rely upon policy to carry then
through the world. do not believe u
but If any one in the WoI!1
ever did possess it she does. One cfi'-.
has said, "She draws all men to her aH1
almost ell women" So successful
woman, she has few IL any i'll Wisnsl'
being possessed of a fsculty Of dissrmiHs
rivalry. 1 attribute this to her SINCERE
aud Interested pleasure In the success u
others.
Mrs. Wilcox lost her only child, q lovely
boy, after one brief day OF life, last My
She is now making her home in New l OiN
;ity, near the Central PARK, in s cosy Ll1'-'
nest of rooms most artisticslly decora1s"'
WILLIAM j. Box.